Princess Diana Research Paper

Admiration is not something automatically given at birth, it has to be earned. When faced with a complication, one should be able to step up to the plate and do what must be done to better a community. One of the most famous nuns in the world, Mother Teresa, once said, "It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving" (Quotes par. 1). The amount of material things that someone receives, does not matter compared to the love given. Even though most people in the world are blind to this concept, Princess Diana of Wales is one of the few people who realized the importance of care and compassion in someone's life. She was not always a princess though. She was once a housekeeper and a babysitter who lived with her sister (Rompalske

Born on July 1, 1961, to Edward John and Frances Spencer, Diana was a happy baby who grew up to have a difficult life. To begin, a couple months before Diana was born, her mother had given birth to a son, John, who died only ten hours after birth, so when her parents found out that Frances was pregnant once again, they were hoping for a son to carry on the Spencer family name. It was because of this that Diana felt unwanted and rejected for most of her life. She had two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, and eventually received a younger brother, Charles (Rompalske 2). In 1975, Diana's grandfather, the seventh Earl Spencer, passed away, which meant that her and her sisters were to have the title of "lady", and her brother was to be the newest "viscount" in the family (Rompalske 3). They lived in Sandringham, England, at the time, and were neighbors with her soon to be husband, Prince Charles of Wales. She enjoyed playing with his younger brother Prince Andrew when she was younger, while her sister Sarah was the first one in the Spencer family to date Prince Charles (Diana 3, Mattern 32). In 1969, Diana's parents went through an intense divorce, that ultimately ended with Edward given full custody of all four children (Seward 44, 45). When her father was remarried, her siblings absolutely loathed their new stepmother, as did she, but this made her life very difficult as a

Diana was homeschooled until she was about nine years old, then sent away to Riddlesworth Hall, a boarding school in Norfolk, England (Seward 49). She was a very athletic girl there. Her favorite sports included swimming and diving. She eventually became one of the best members of her swim team at school (Mattern 13). When Diana was twelve years old, she transferred from Riddlesworth to the West Heath School in Sevenoaks, Kent (Diana 3). Only her sisters were able to succeed there, while she struggled to pass her classes (Mattern 13). Four years later, when Diana was sixteen years old, she dropped out of West Heath. During that time, Diana tried the college entry exams two times, and failed both attempts. After that, her father sent her to Chateau d'Oex, a finishing school in Switzerland. There, she was one of only nine English- speaking girls at the school. Her father was under the impression that she would be attending school there for the full time required, however, she returned home only a few months later (Mattern 17). Although Diana had a rough start, she was able to gain confidence along the way with her new career and new life, after all, not many people get to say that they got to be a princess for a